Edinburgh Comedy Award-nominated stand-up, ‘Live at the Apollo’ star and ‘Trusty Hogs’ podcast co-host Helen Bauer is this week’s guest. And she’s so committed to her menu she’s ordered some of it last night. Trigger warning: there is some talk about compulsive eating. Helen Bauer is going on tour. Visit helenbauer.co.uk for dates and tickets. Listen to Helen’s podcast with Catherine Bohart, ‘ Trusty Hogs ’, wherever you listen to podcasts. Follow Helen on Twitter and Instagram @HelenBaBauer Rec...
May 17, 2023•1 hr 26 min•Transcript available on Metacast For the second week on the trot, alcohol is flowing in the Dream Restaurant. Paul Feig – director or ‘Bridesmaids’ and ‘Spy’, creator of ‘Freaks and Geeks’, and cocktail connoisseur – is this week’s guest diner. Paul Feig’s book ‘Cocktail Time!: The Ultimate Guide to Grown-Up Fun’ is out now, published by HarperCollins. Buy it here . Follow Paul on Twitter and Instagram @paulfeig Recorded and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive . Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography and design) and Amy Browne (ill...
May 10, 2023•1 hr 16 min•Transcript available on Metacast Grab a whisky, for the first time the Off Menu boys are drinking on the job in, with ‘Ghosts’, ‘Stath Lets Flats’ and ‘Taskmaster’ star Kiell Smith-Bynoe. (Can anyone lend me 30p for a Capri Sun?) Kiell is currently in ‘Taskmaster’ on Channel 4. His Channel 4 Blap ‘Red Flag’ is on All 4 . Follow Kiell on Twitter @kfRedhot and Instagram @klayzeflaymz Recorded and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive . Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography and design) and Amy Browne (illustrations). Follow Off Menu on...
May 03, 2023•2 hr 45 min•Transcript available on Metacast Will this week’s guest be tempted by fruit hanging ripe on the tree? Róisín Murphy – musician, record producer and formerly half of Moloko – is our dream diner. Róisín Murphy’s new single ‘CooCool’ is out now, and she has more new music coming soon. She plays the Royal Albert Hall in London on 11 May. Buy tickets here . Follow Róisín on Twitter @roisinmurphy and Instagram @roisinmurphyofficial Recorded and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive . Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography and design) and A...
Apr 26, 2023•1 hr 4 min•Ep 189•Transcript available on Metacast One way or another, Alex Jones is going to order her dream meal. All episodes Alex’s new series ‘Reunion Hotel’ are now on every Thursday on BBC Two at 8pm and available on BBC iPlayer thereafter. Follow Alex on Twitter @MissAlexJones and Instagram @alexjonesthomson Recorded and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive . Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography and design) and Amy Browne (illustrations). Follow Off Menu on Twitter and Instagram : @offmenuofficial. And go to our website www.offmenupodcast.c...
Apr 19, 2023•1 hr 28 min•Ep 188•Transcript available on Metacast Sun is in the sky, oh why oh why, would we want to be anywhere else. Lily Allen joins us in the Dream Restaurant this week. Lily Allen stars in ‘Dreamland’ on Sky Atlantic and NOW . She also stars in ‘The Pillowman’ at the Duke of York’s Theatre in London’s West End from 10 June - 2 September. Buy tickets here . Follow Lily on Twitter and Instagram @lilyallen Recorded and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive . Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography and design) and Amy Browne (illustrations). Follow O...
Apr 12, 2023•1 hr 6 min•Ep 187•Transcript available on Metacast The Kearnel himself, ‘Taskmaster’ star John Kearns, is this weeks’s dream diner. John Kearns is on tour now with ‘The Varnishing Days’. For tour dates and tickets go to johnkearnscomedy.co.uk John’s podcast ‘Microscope’ is available on Apple Podcasts , Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. Follow John on Twitter @johnsfurcoat Recorded and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive . Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography and design) and Amy Browne (illustrations). Follow Off Menu on Twitter and Instag...
Apr 05, 2023•1 hr 29 min•Ep 186•Transcript available on Metacast It’s another guest we’ve been trying to book since day one: Florence Pugh – the Oscar-nominated star of ‘Little Women’, ‘Black Widow’ and ‘A Good Person’ – joins us in the Dream Restaurant. And James tries not to bring up ‘Midsommar’ fan theories. SPOILER ALERT: there are ‘Midsommar’ spoilers aplenty. HEALTH WARNING: obviously, never take Calpol (or any other drugs) with alcohol. Obviously. Florence Pugh stars in ‘A Good Person’ which is in cinemas now and on Sky Cinema on 28 April. Follow Flore...
Mar 29, 2023•1 hr 21 min•Ep 185•Transcript available on Metacast ‘Ted Lasso’ star and superb character comic Nick Mohammed orders, err, his dream(?) meal this week. Nick Mohammed is on tour with ‘The Very Best and Worst of Mr Swallow’. For tour dates and tickets visit berksnest.com/nick Follow Nick on Twitter @nickmohammed Recorded and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive . Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography and design) and Amy Browne (illustrations). Follow Off Menu on Twitter and Instagram : @offmenuofficial. And go to our website www.offmenupodcast.co.uk fo...
Mar 22, 2023•1 hr 15 min•Transcript available on Metacast This episode gets a 10(!) from us. Strictly Come Dancing judge Motsi Mabuse is this week’s guest diner. Motsi’s book ‘Finding My Own Rhythm: My Story’ is out now, published by Ebury. Buy it here . Follow Motsi on Instagram @motsimabuse Recorded and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive . Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography and design) and Amy Browne (illustrations). Follow Off Menu on Twitter and Instagram : @offmenuofficial. And go to our website www.offmenupodcast.co.uk for a list of restaurants ...
Mar 15, 2023•1 hr 15 min•Ep 183•Transcript available on Metacast Look out! Brett Goldstein, Ped Plambles (Ed Gamble) & The Genie (James Acaster) meet once again for Judgement Day to talk all about their favourite films meals all for Red Nose Day. On the menu this year we have bad dates, erotic meals and a very spicy curry. This Red Nose Day, let’s come together to raise some smiles – and some money – to tackle issues such as homelessness, mental health problems, and food poverty here in the UK and around the world. Please donate now if you can. Text...
Mar 12, 2023•55 min•Transcript available on Metacast Joe Cornish – film writer and director, ‘Lockwood & Co.’ head honcho and the 'Joe' half of Adam & Joe – has a table booked this week. Joe’s series ‘Lockwood & Co.’ is out now, only on Netflix. Watch it here . Recorded and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive . Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography and design) and Amy Browne (illustrations). Follow Off Menu on Twitter and Instagram : @offmenuofficial. And go to our website www.offmenupodcast.co.uk for a list of restaurants recommended on ...
Mar 08, 2023•1 hr 24 min•Ep 182•Transcript available on Metacast Cariad Lloyd – improviser extraordinaire, Greifcast host and author of ‘You Are Not Alone’ – gets very specific in the Dream Restaurant this week. Trigger warning: this episode contains talk about grief and death. Cariad’s book ‘You Are Not Along’ is out now, published by Bloomsbury. Buy it here . Listen to Cariad’s podcast ‘Griefcast’ wherever you listen to podcasts. Follow Cariad on Twitter @ladycariad and Instagram @cariadlloyd Recorded and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive . Artwork by Paul...
Mar 01, 2023•1 hr 27 min•Ep 181•Transcript available on Metacast The Dream Restaurant finally has an address: 9, err, Genie Lane. Oh and also it’s a nest. Reece Shearsmith is this week’s diner. Trigger warning: this episode contains talk about dieting and weight. Reece Shearsmith is in ‘The Unfriend’ at the Criterion Theatre in London’s West End until 16 April. Tickets and info here . ‘Inside No 9’ is on BBC iPlayer . Follow Reece on Twitter @ReeceShearsmith Recorded and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive . Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography and design) and ...
Feb 22, 2023•1 hr 17 min•Ep 180•Transcript available on Metacast Another dream guest in the Dream Restaurant. World renowned chef, restaurateur and author Yotam Ottolenghi has a table booked this week. And James just wants to talk about Disney World food. ‘Ottolenghi Test Kitchen: Extra Good Things’, by Yotam Ottolenghi and Noor Murad, is out now, published by Ebury Press. Buy it here . Recorded and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive . Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography and design) and Amy Browne (illustrations). Follow Off Menu on Twitter and Instagram : @o...
Feb 15, 2023•1 hr 18 min•Ep 179•Transcript available on Metacast Who’s this week’s guest, Fern? ‘It’s me Fern Brady, me Fern Brady!’ The superb stand-up, Taskmaster star-turned-author orders her dream meal. Trigger warning: this episode contains talk of dieting and calories. Fern Brady’s book ‘Strong Female Character’ is out on 16 February 2023, published by Octopus. Buy it here . Follow Fern on Twitter @FernBrady and Instagram @fernfrombathgate Recorded and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive . Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography and design) and Amy Browne (i...
Feb 08, 2023•1 hr 24 min•Ep 178•Transcript available on Metacast We’re digging for national treasure, and we’ve found Kathy Burke – a guest we’ve been inviting to the Dream Restaurant since day one. Kathy Burke’s podcast ‘Where There’s a Will, There’s a Wake’ is out now on all the usual podcast platforms. Listen to it here . Recorded and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive . Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography and design) and Amy Browne (illustrations). Follow Off Menu on Twitter and Instagram : @offmenuofficial. And go to our website www.offmenupodcast.co.uk ...
Feb 01, 2023•1 hr 13 min•Ep 177•Transcript available on Metacast The Dream Restaurant reopens its doors for series 9, and our first guest is Oscar-nominated and BAFTA-winning actor and star of 'Normal People', Paul Mescal. Paul Mescal stars in 'Aftersun' which is available to stream now on Mubi . Recorded and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive . Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography and design) and Amy Browne (illustrations). Follow Off Menu on Twitter and Instagram : @offmenuofficial. And go to our website www.offmenupodcast.co.uk for a list of restaurants rec...
Jan 25, 2023•1 hr 20 min•Ep 176•Transcript available on Metacast The Dream Restaurant reopens Wed 25 Jan. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 23, 2023•2 min•Transcript available on Metacast And here's part two of our 2022 Best Of collection. We’ll be back in the new year! Recorded and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive . Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography and design) and Amy Browne (illustrations). Follow Off Menu on Twitter and Instagram : @offmenuofficial. And go to our website www.offmenupodcast.co.uk for a list of restaurants recommended on the show. Watch Ed and James's YouTube series 'Just Puddings'. Watch here . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Dec 29, 2022•3 hr 21 min•Transcript available on Metacast It's been another delectable year of Off Menu. And here's part one of our favourite clips of 2022. Recorded and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive . Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography and design) and Amy Browne (illustrations). Follow Off Menu on Twitter and Instagram : @offmenuofficial. And go to our website www.offmenupodcast.co.uk for a list of restaurants recommended on the show. Watch Ed and James's YouTube series 'Just Puddings'. Watch here . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for mor...
Dec 28, 2022•3 hr 43 min•Transcript available on Metacast A present from Ed, James and The Great Benito. Off Menu: The Christmas Dinner Party, recorded live at Southbank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall on 20 December 2022. Featuring special guests: Nish Kumar Rosie Jones Bob Mortimer Munya Chawawa Sindhu Vee Tim Key Plus contributions from Claudia Winkleman and Dan Aykroyd. Bob Mortimer's new novel The Satsuma Complex is out now. Buy it here . Tim Key's Festivical Playing Cards. Buy them here . Recorded by Southbank Centre. Edited by Ben Williams for Plos...
Dec 25, 2022•3 hr 32 min•Transcript available on Metacast Record a Christmas food podcast. Your time starts now. Watch The Horne Section TV Show on All 4. Watch Taskmaster on All 4. Listen to The Horne Section Podcast . Recorded and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive . Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography and design) and Amy Browne (illustrations). Follow Off Menu on Twitter and Instagram : @offmenuofficial. And go to our website www.offmenupodcast.co.uk for a list of restaurants recommended on the show. Watch Ed and James's YouTube series 'Just Pudding...
Dec 21, 2022•1 hr 29 min•Ep 175•Transcript available on Metacast Tidings of comfort and joy to all! Finally, we complete the Mel and Sue set and welcome Mel Giedroyc to the Dream Restaurant for our first Christmas special of 2022. Watch Mel Giedroyc: Unforgivable on Dave and UKTV Play . Recorded and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive . Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography and design) and Amy Browne (illustrations). Follow Off Menu on Twitter and Instagram : @offmenuofficial. And go to our website www.offmenupodcast.co.uk for a list of restaurants recommended o...
Dec 14, 2022•1 hr 23 min•Ep 174•Transcript available on Metacast The third ever live Off Menu, this time across the Atlantic in Canada. With very special guest, Saturday Night Live star and superb stand-up Chris Redd. Follow Chris on Twitter @ReddSaidIt and Instagram @ChrisReddIs Recorded by Just for Laughs Comedy Pro. Edited by Ben Williams for Plosive . Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography and design) and Amy Browne (illustrations). Follow Off Menu on Twitter and Instagram : @offmenuofficial. And go to our website www.offmenupodcast.co.uk for a list of resta...
Dec 03, 2022•2 hr 33 min•Ep 173•Transcript available on Metacast In the final episode of series 8, bonafide foodie and global treasure Stanley Tucci joins us in the Dream Restaurant. But will he raise a toast? Stanley Tucci’s book ‘Taste: My Life in Food’ is available now in paperback. Buy it here . ‘ Inside Man ’ is available on BBC iPlayer. Follow Stanley on Instagram @StanleyTucci Recorded and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive . Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography and design) and Amy Browne (illustrations). Follow Off Menu on Twitter and Instagram : @offm...
Nov 23, 2022•1 hr 15 min•Ep 172•Transcript available on Metacast Petts wins prizes is this week's episode, as acclaimed stand-up (and Ed’s regular support act) Chloe Petts orders her dream meal. Amazing this episode survived, considering the water spillage. Chloe Petts is on tour with ‘Transience’ in 2023. Visit chloepetts.org for dates and tickets. Follow Chloe on Twitter and Instagram @ChloePetts Recorded and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive . Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography and design) and Amy Browne (illustrations). Follow Off Menu on Twitter and In...
Nov 16, 2022•1 hr 13 min•Ep 171•Transcript available on Metacast Let’s GO! Stand-up comedian and I'm a Celeb and Celebrity Gogglebox star Babatunde Aléshé orders his dream meal this week. And do NOT piss him off. Babatunde is starring in the current series of I'm a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! on ITV See Babatunde of tour in 2023 with Babahood. For dates and tickets go to his website . Follow Babatunde on Twitter @BabatundeComedy and Instagram @BabatundeComedian Recorded and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive . Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography and design...
Nov 09, 2022•1 hr 8 min•Ep 170•Transcript available on Metacast Rising comedy star Ania Magliano picks her dream menu, and a new caterpillar-based game in this week’s sugar-filled episode. See Ania Magliano’s show ‘Absolutely No Worries If Not’ at London’s Leicester Square Theatre on Fri 11 Nov . And look our for further dates on Ania's website. Follow Ania on Twitter @AniaMags and Instagram @AniaMagliano Recorded and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive . Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography and design) and Amy Browne (illustrations). Follow Off Menu on Twitte...
Nov 02, 2022•1 hr 19 min•Ep 169•Transcript available on Metacast Wheel of Misfortune podcaster and soup-erb stand-up Alison Spittle has a reservation at the Dream Restaurant this week. Listen to Alison's podcast ‘Wheel of Misfortune’ on BBC Sounds . Follow Alison on Twitter and Instagram @AlisonSpittle Recorded and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive . Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography and design) and Amy Browne (illustrations). Follow Off Menu on Twitter and Instagram : @offmenuofficial. And go to our website www.offmenupodcast.co.uk for a list of restauran...
Oct 26, 2022•1 hr 17 min•Ep 168•Transcript available on Metacast 
